LITHUANIAN ETHNOGRAPHY

Made by Ugnius Bieliūnas

 ETHNOGRAPHY?

SIMONAS DAUKANTAS
• Ethnography is the collection,
description and keeping of
facts for a certain folk group.
In Lithuania, ethnography is a
helper for history.
ETHNIC REGIONS

• Lithuania has 5 ethnic regions, each

with a different dialect, costumes and
cuisine
SUTARTINĖS
 COSTUMES

SAMOGITIA AUKŠTAITIJA
SUVALKIJA DZŪKIJA
LITHUANIA MINOR
DIRIŽABLIS
 OPEN AIR FOLK MUSEUM

• Lithuania has an open-air folk

museum in Rumšiškės, it offers
an authentic feel of a 17th
century village, there are
educational activities.
FESTIVAL OF SONGS
 CELEBRATIONS

NAUJIEJI METAI UŽGAVĖNĖS

VELYKOS JONINĖS
VĖLYNĖS KŪČIOS AND KALĖDOS